A novel WT1 gene mutation in a newborn infant diagnosed with Denys-Drash syndrome

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 255-261

  Hakan, N ^a   Aydin, Mustafa ^a   Erdogan, O ^b   Cavusoglu, Y H ^b   Aycan, Z ^b   Ozaltin, F ^c   Zenciroglu, A ^a   Apaydin, S ^d   Gunes, R ^b   Sahin, G ^b   Cinar, G ^b   Okumus, N ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Dr Sami Ulus Maternity and Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Denys Drash syndrome; Genital abnormality; Glomerulopathy; Missense mutation; Wilms' tumor; WT1 gene

Indexed keywords

WT1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DENYS DRASH SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS;

DENYS-DRASH SYNDROME; GENES, WILMS TUMOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 84864469627     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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